At Europort in Rotterdam, HENSOLDT UK presents Manta NEO, the next-generation of its Kelvin Hughes Integrated Navigation System (INS)

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Rotterdam, Netherlands, 07 November 2019 . Manta NEO has its roots in the original concept INS, going back to the early 2000s.

Introducing a simplified menu
structure similar to mobile phones, as well as a much faster processor
and a more secure Android-based platform, Manta NEO is the innovative
successor of the original Manta. Manta NEO offers
a market leading user interface for ease of operation, with full
integration to all existing navigation equipment and sensors.

“When developing Manta NEO, our
intent was to create a common structure across all integrated products
within the platform,” explains Kevin Robertson, Director Cruise &
Special Projects. “We have also made better use
of the screen area to show radar and the information provided by the
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS). The new Manta
NEO Multifunction Displays (MFD’s) provide configurable access to all
tasks critical to navigation – Radar, ECDIS, Conning
Displays, Bridge Alarm Management, greatly improving situational
awareness.

HENSOLDT UK builds on the legacy
of its predecessor company Kelvin Hughes with decades of experience in
radar, ECDIS and VDR systems in operation globally. With thousands of
vessels operating Kelvin Hughes products, globally,
high levels of confidence exist, for current and future customers, with
regard to Manta NEO.

“Our initial target market are
vessels where innovation is sought. Use of the best solid-state radar
available will provide the navigators with high definition situational
awareness through data fusion”, explains Kevin
Robertson. With Manta NEO, HENSOLDT UK will initially focus on the
cruise and mega yacht sector, with great potential in merchant shipping
where solid-sate radar had previously been considered to be an expensive
“nice to have”.